Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko left the Malaysian Grand Prix €400 richer after an astute bet - on former protégé Sebastian Vettel winning the race in his Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel said that getting held up by a backmarker cost him victory in the United States Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton lead the way in the afternoon practice session at Interlagos

Mark Webber took his first win of the season at the Brazilian Grand Prix as team-mate Sebastian Vettel struggled to second with a race-long gearbox problem

Sebastian Vettel played down suggestions Red Bull has opened a substantial gap on its rivals after securing its ninth pole position of the season

Mark Webber was clearly still far from happy with his team at the end of a weekend which will end with major concerns over the relationship between him and Sebastian Vettel

Christian Horner has promised to have sit-down talks with Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel after the relationship within the Red Bull team soured over the British Grand Prix weekend

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo topped the timesheets by a dominant margin ahead of teammate Max Verstappen, as Red Bull marked themselves out as contenders for victory on the opening day of Singapore Grand Prix practice.

Ricciardo put in a dazzling one minute 40.852 second lap under the floodlights, setting a new record around the Marina Bay street circuit after having already lowered the earlier benchmark with the fastest time in the opening session.

His effort was a massive 0.556 seconds quicker than Verstappen's best. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton meanwhile, chasing a hat-trick of wins this weekend, was third fastest after having been fourth in the opening session.

His title rival Sebastian Vettel, second in the evening, was inconspicuous at night with only the 11th fastest time.

Singapore's tight twists are expected to play to Ferrari and Red Bull's strengths and Vettel briefly lit up the timing screens. Valtteri Bottas, who agreed a one-year contract extension with Mercedes, ended the day fourth-fastest.

Red Bull racing chief Helmut Marko has revealed his unusual plan to arrange a 'Corona Camp' in a bid to ensure that the Formula One season is not blighted by the coronavirus outbreak.

Max Verstappen, who is largely considered the biggest emerging threat to Lewis Hamilton's supremacy on track, is quietly confident his Red Bull team can do big things in 2020.

Max Verstappen rattled the top of the drivers' market on Tuesday by committing his future to Red Bull for £40million a year and the promise of a title-winning car.

Red Bull's 22-year-old star Max Verstappen is convinced that, with the right car, he can become Formula One's world champion in 2020 as he insists rival Lewis Hamilton 'is not God'.

His comments came as the FIA admitted on Thursday they were not convinced last year's Ferrari was always legal, but took no further action because it was too complex to prove.

Max Verstappen admitted he is focused on winning the Formula One Championship this year with Red Bull and believes he now has the experience to do so. 

The rules which would have effectively started a new era for F1 by pushing the reset button were set to come into force for 2021 before the coronavirus pushed their introduction back a year to save costs.

Nico Rosberg (right) has praised Max Verstappen (left)'s role and influence in F1 - but has called the Red Bull racer one of the most annoying rivals he faced in Formula One.

The coronavirus pandemic has already led to the postponement or cancellation of nine grands prix, and the income shortfall generated has led to speculation some teams could go under.

Europe has spent weeks in lockdown in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus but Formula One bosses are optimistic the sport could restart on July 5th at the Austrian Grand Prix.

The Dutch Grand prix may have to wait that little bit longer for its return, but that didn't stop Max Verstappen and Alex Albon taking their Red Bull racers out for a spin and embarking on an epic trip.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Bernie Ecclestone is not ready to step down from running Formula One, but when he does leave, young, energetic, articulate Christian Horner is the man to replace him.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Christian Horner has long claimed that his Red Bull team possess the best driver line-up on the grid. And Daniel Ricciardo stuck to his side of the equation with a brilliant China win.

Takumi Minamino moved to Anfield on January 1 after impressing in two Champions League games against the Reds, which prompted the club to meet the £7.25m release clause in his contract.

Minamino's signing was viewed as a marvellous piece of business by the Liverpool, with the Japanese star stringing together a number of impressive displays in the Champions League.

EXCLUSIVE BY NATHAN SALT: While the onus usually falls on Max Verstappen, this weekend Alex Albon leads Red Bull as he and Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero race in the Virtual Spanish GP.

Austrian Grand Prix: Red Bulls' Max Verstappen overtook Ferrari's Charles Leclerc with three laps remaining to win his second consecutive race at the Spielberg circuit.

Max Verstappen of Red Bull broke Mercedes' ten-win streak this year with a close win over Charles Leclerc to seal the deal at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton, who started on pole position, crashed and finished 11th in a wildly-spectacular German GP for Max Verstappen.

Max Verstappen emerged victorious in chaotic German Grand Prix that was punctuated by rain-storms, crashes and Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car interventions.

Alexander Albon and Pierre Gasly swapped places in Red Bull and Toro Rosso respectively ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix in Formula One.

Alex Albon of Red Bull will be from the pit lane after his team fitted a new floor to his car after a crash during qualifying.

Max Verstappen signed a contract extension with Red Bull and will stay with the Formula One team until 2023.

Red Bull Formula One team consultant admitted he wanted the drivers to catch coronavirus.

Thibaut Courtois will be joining Red Bull's Alexander Albon and five other regular Formula One racers for a virtual Chinese Grand Prix.

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